Breast cancer expert and survivor knows road patients face

Early detection key

1:04 PM,
Oct. 31, 2012

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The time Dr. Eva Rubin spends with her patients after they receive a breast cancer diagnosis is "just part of the job." And to Rubin - and her patients - it's the part that matters most.

"I think times have changed. Breast cancer, while it can be a terrible disease, it usually is not as terrible as women envision," Rubin said. "(But) They may have to go through some toxic treatment to get there."

Rubin should know. She is a two-time breast cancer survivor - first diagnosed 24 years ago at age 41, and again nine years later. She was also left disabled after a bout with polio at age 3. ...